karafla
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish karaffel, from French carafe, from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa).
Noun
karafla f (genitive singular karöflu, nominative plural karöflur)
- a carafe, a bottle for serving wine or other drinks
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | karafla | karaflan | karöflur | karöflurnar |
| accusative | karöflu | karöfluna | karöflur | karöflurnar |
| dative | karöflu | karöflunni | karöflum | karöflunum |
| genitive | karöflu | karöflunnar | karafla, karaflna | karaflanna, karaflnanna |
Further reading
- “karafla” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)